_How Doctor Faustus ate a load of Hay_
Doctor Faustus being in a Town of Germanie called Zwickaw, where he
was accompanied with many Doctors and Masters, and going forth to walk
after supper, they met with a Clown[38] that drove a load of Hay. Good
even good fellow said Faustus to the Clown, what shall I give thee to
let me eat my belly full of Hay? The Clown thought with himself, what
a mad man is this to eat Hay, thought he with himself, thou wilt not
eat much, they agreed for three farthings he should eat as much as he
could: wherefore Doctor Faustus began to eat, and that so ravenously,
that all the rest of his company fell a-laughing, blinding so the poor
Clown, that he was sorry at his heart, for he seemed to have eaten more
than the half of his Hay, wherefore the Clown began to speak him fair,
for fear he should have eaten the other half also. Faustus made as
though he had had pity on the Clown, and went his way. When the Clown
came in place where he would be, he had his Hay again as he had before,
a full load.
[Footnote 38: i.e. peasant.]